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Texas Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Critical Water Quality Case
by Nathan Vasser The Supreme Court of Texas heard oral argument on October 1, 2024 in a case that carries implications for both deference to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s (“TCEQ’s”) discharge permitting as well as to… Read More
Municipal Corner
The Attorney General resolves question concerning public service appointments and nepotism laws. Tex. Att’y Gen. Op. KP-0471 (2024). The Erath County Attorney requested an opinion from the Texas Attorney General (the “AG”) to resolve questions relating to the… Read More
“Ask Sarah” Column
Dear Sarah, Our employee handbook has a policy which says if an employee needs time away from work for a medical issue like an illness or injury, they must provide a doctor’s note which says they are released… Read More
In the Courts
Water Cases Aqua Tex., Inc. v. Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation Dist., No. 1:23-CV-1576-DAE, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 172442 (W.D. Tex. 2024). Aqua Texas, a Texas retail public utility, alleged that on April 13, 2023, the Hays Trinity… Read More
Agency Highlights
United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) EPA Launches New Study Into “Produced Water” From Drilling Projects. EPA updated its website to announce plans for a study to investigate treatment technologies to reduce “produced” water from oil and gas… Read More
The Lone Star current – July 2024 Edition
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Loper Bright and Corner Post – Effect on Texas Businesses and Governmental Entities
by James F. Parker In the final three days of the U.S. Supreme Court’s term before its summer break, two of the most impactful decisions on federal administrative law in the twenty-first century were announced. In… Read More
Title VII Discrimination: Getting Back to Basics
by Sarah T. Glaser Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects employees from discrimination by their employer. For forty years, Fifth Circuit precedent required a plaintiff under Title VII to show he or she had… Read More
Legislative Committees Evaluate Texas Electric Market During Interim Hearings
by Roslyn Dubberstein In mid-June, the House State Affairs Committee and the Senate Business & Commerce Committee held hearings to evaluate the progress of electric market changes from the 2023 Texas Legislative Session and to begin discussing potential… Read More
Both U.S. Supreme Court and Texas Supreme Court Make Headlines on Significant Administrative Law and Water Quality Issues
by Nathan E. Vassar Earlier this summer, both the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) and the Supreme Court of Texas (“SCOTX”) generated headlines that will have implications to the regulated community both in Texas and on… Read More